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CORRESPONDENCE.

VISIONE" S

THE IRATE "UNDERGRAD." {TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY "PREES,""]

SIR. I believe among the proverbs of Bolomon is to be found: "Answer a food according to his own folly," which gives me the clue how to deal effectually with your correspondent "Laughter" and his display of little English and legs

logic.

HONGKONG AN

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11rm, 1917.

AND IMPERIAL NO FLOWERS BY REQUEST PREFERENCE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE 65 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.]

(CONTRIBUTED.)

Should not the above appeal, an occasional accompaniment to obituary notices, be of universal application at

WAR SAVINGS.

THE HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA ASSOCIATION,

EIGHT LIST.

Sin,In your leading article of this.this period of huge war expenditure and given below subscribed the following

free. In exchange for this tremendou advantage, the Colonies will impose lower. duties on English products than upon foreign products.

Members whose official numbers, are amounts to this Association. The moneys have all been invested in Strain Wär Loan at 6 por cent. :

5,670, No. 685. 5,000.. 616.

2,500 2,000 17

47, . DES, 481

-317,-682, 457, 604, 219, 000 "

577 850 1.1 210, 700 st 78. 600 35,90 530 500

!

$1 686, 239, 600, 680,

683, 60,

morning you deal with Imperial Pre-

insistent appeals for war funda ference as applied to Hongkong, Tho

The idea underlying the gile of central idea of Imperial Preference in wreathes in probably in origin pagan, not the creation of a Tariff wall in the Christian, but it can be given a spiritual United Kingdom against foreign pro- significance, In the minds of many. He gives from Weleder's Dictionary duci, as opposed to products of the donors it has doubtless some such a the definition of a "student" #e

3,000 "Empire, so that foreign products are to signifiennes, The gift is intended to scholar, especially one who attends abe taxed and Empire products admitted denote that the departed was in life school, etc.,” an will I, from another,

"lovely and pleasant" that, like a for his own benefit, since he does not

flower he or she, has unfortunately comprehend the exact significance of the

withered away; and we therefore some- word "school" as used in the definition

Limes, place Wrenthes of immortelles, he gives. Here goes:-"A strident"-- Now how does Hongkong came into this instead of flowers, on & grave to denotr one given to the study of books or the Her exports to England are nearly all the belief that the fragrance of the acquisition of knowledge; as, a student | Chinese and will be taxed. No pre-] earthly flower is not lost but still lives of science or nature."

ference there for Hongkong. Is she ton. But how often is it not otherwise. damage her trade by creating a tarifi on better send a wreath" Or, I see that 40 see that so and so his 'died, we had foreign products, not for her own ad-the funeral of so and so will pass the vantage but simply to give England Monument at 5 o'clock; I, cannot get preference? It doesn't seem to work but there but 1 will send a wreath” “Boy, right to me And this little difficulty talkee Flower Street my want one wreath

For his further instruction I will give him an additional definition:-"A per- son who is engaged in a course of study, either general or special; as, a student of theology. law, medicine, or art.”

"Laughter" undoubtedly dotes on his is nothing to the others that will crop | -$3 enn do.” Or. " catch one good piece.

dictionary. I advise him to make cer- tain of the meaning of the word "school Boy. It will be to his edification when I tell him that the teachers in medieval Universities and

schools, .., other schools of theology and philosophy and nay schools attended by "Laughter" and his kind, are called "schoolmen"; and it is therefore very idiotic of him to think that I would have him and his kind

enlled schoolmen."

His brandishing the word "perora- tion" reminds me of the coachman in George Borrow's "Levengro," which

book I strongly recommend him to peruse. and devote particular attention to the j simple and withal excellent style and liction. Let me assurs him that there is no shame in keeping to the same path, and that there is much to be gained in perspicuity in so doing. Furthermore, he reminds me of the following lines which may not be inaptly applied to him :--

"O worthy foot!

and in his brain Which is its dry as the remainder biscuit. After a voyagu, he hath strange places

cramm'd With observation, the which he

work-

By the way, what has revived Tariff Reform↑ The war, of course. I know But what particular aspect of this war? Is it the revelation of our

financial strength or the remarkable unity of the Empire on ties of mere sentiment that bus altered the principles of political economy 1-Yours etc.,

FREE TRADE.

it

up when you come from talking about $10 can do, but see b'long very good." Imperial Preference to making a And so it comes to pass they in due tinie thle sabeme

coolic, is seen swinging along Queen's coolig, or it often is more than one road and up past Morrison Hill bearing, on his carrying pole, wreaths sent by friends and acquaintances to swell the funeral procession. What possible good to the departed or to his friends can this do? What real comfort to the berentbed can this convey! And nought but a false satisfaction can be begotten in the donor's heart. We too easily forget that kindness by word and dred should be shown during life and no postmortem gifts can atone for their) omission,

Said prominent local resident- speaking of largely attended public funerals at which many tens of wreathe floods have done serious to the value of some hundred and more damage to bridges. John Chinaman never dollars may be constantly seen" why works out his experience into mathe-dows not the Red Cross or War Savings matical terminology. He builds bis Committee tap this source of wealth and bridges without calculating their power seek to turn waste to gain! Instead of of sistance. He does it in the cheapest allowing Flower street to reap large way possible, as he buys his clothes, AN EVIL CUSTOM

profits, let a simple device say some form

SWATOW NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

SWATOW. August 6th.

DAMAGE BY FLOODS.

The recent

A

of bannerette-be thougth out and struck

In mangled form vents On the big rivers there has been a good off and sold for a moderates sum." Is not

deal of damage to freight honts. These My use of the word "clap" is no more" uproarious" than his use of the their moorings or

boats meet with disaster either on leaving

on arrival at the word peroration." If he has never

destination. clapped eyes on it in print, here is one

A vicious custom prevails taken at random:

"One who would amongst the hosting population: When speak thus - would presently have clupped upon him one of two names men

are commonly disgusted." Does Laugh- ter" know that "elepe" and "yelepe" are variations of the word "clap," and that they occur in the following passages

"They clepe us drunkards, and

with wwinish phrase

Soil cur addition;"

“But ceme thou goddess fair and free, In tearen yolept "Euphrosyne, And by men heart'ensing, mirth: " Ob could thrash dusty cranium till I dislodge thence his little English and less logic.

Laughter's

I consider it beneath my dignity to take notice of "Bonham," but I will give just a stroke of the pen to end his

the suggestion worthy of practical application? Funda for prisoners or for wounded would, he benefited by profits from sales, and friends of the deceased would derive satisfaction from the thought that, while marking their appro a beat is in distress or shows signs ciation of the ducensed and showing thereof a rush is made for the boat by sympathy with the mourners, they were other boats in the neighbourhood with at the same time helping the living. the selfish object of securing as much of What is more depressing than to see a the freight as possible. There is fre-newly filled-in grave covered with masses quently quite a scriminage, the strongest of decaying or rotted wreaths--not even man getting the best of it. He withdraws placed there by loving and revorent with his load, which is his own until hands? What a waste of money. How the original owner approaches him to false as an emblem of the real state of have it bought back at perhaps half its the departed spirit. original value. The local Prussia ntirring up public opinion against this old cus. tom, which is nothing but robbery.

A RUSE.

News has been current for a few days Brattling and hotch potch. His uncouth that a strong force of Japanese soldiers and uncalled for references to two Uniwas being sent to Swatow. There now versity professors show that he lacks appears to be no truth in the rumour; polish in a remarkable degree, which way he acquired by a residence in the Un- that it was merely a rare on the part versity for some time-Yours, etc.. of some public bodies to get the military

authority to attend to public duty,

POPELAN OFFICIAL -

UNDERGRAD.

Hongkong, August 9th, 1917.

We have recived two: xímílur lotters which we will not inflict upon our readers, --- -E, JDP.]

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..8 66,335

Ist List

2nd List

3rd List

4th List

5th. List

Gth List 7th List

Total amount re-

39,100

10,280

02,075

210,305

123,880

82,125

61,880

ceived to date $607,780

further moneys have been subscribed to Apart from the above the following

vested in. Straits War Loan 6 per cent. the Association, which have all been in-

$1,350 Straits Curreney,

Nos. 2

This appeal for economy and sobriety and for a facing of facts is made pri- marily as a war suggestion and appeal. The writer has no wish to wound the friends of those who have died by appear ing to belittle the gifts of flowers nor to deprive them of any gratification that public munifestation of sympathy, us evidenced by the number of wreaths tent, may afford. Nor does he wish to damp any feelings of kindly thought which prompt the douers of Wreaths. Neither The Danyin recently announced that he does he wish to inaugurate any contro was about to leave the post owing to the

versy as to the significance attaching to flowers death of his mother. He is evidently a

at funerals. That they cost money cannot be denied. That the flower persona grața in the post. A new Dauyin dealers reap large profits is equally true. was actually appointed, and almost all the That the departed are benefited few will County Magistrates have received ap maintain, Lot the living, then, rest SIE,With reference to the lotterpointments elsewhere.

Now we under satisfied by the presentation of a neat which appears today in your valuable stand that owing to various petitions in and suitable wooden or metal design, Previously. paper criticising Messrs Fathe Frores favour of the Dauyin remaining at his which can be placed on the grave and serial picture The Shielding Shadow," post, the Peting and Caston authorities which will outlast any flowers. Let them over the nom de plums of Disgusted," I should be very much obliged if you have requested him to remain and that derive a double comfort from such a gift - would insert in your to-morrow's issue le has been prevailed upon to do so, one satisfaction at having shown sym

reply to same,

De notwithstanding that it transgresses one pathy with the mourners and regret in To he begin with, I am very much surprised that your correspondent should of the most important forms of Chinese critiss anything which neither he nor etiquette due reverence for the parent any one else in Hongkong has gern, as

THE

AS AN

CINEMA EDUCATOR [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PERBS."]

the scrooning of this

26 50

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their loss; the other, gratification by the

229 00

200 00

thought that funds for the sick and wounded will be appreciably benefited,

£200 8.7

aware

July bag been one of the rain

Chinese residents for a long time past Previously acknowledged wreaths to the funerals of have been adopting this custom and send

4917:0

2663-157

objectionable

picture is only to begin tonight!

at the time of death.

Your correspondent may not be awa WET MOSTH,

that this film is at present being shown

foreign

in all the principal Cinemas in England, record. August so far has produced two friends, as well as to those of their own proving that it has passed the British

Board of Censors, which in itself shows dry days.

that there is nothing reprehensible in it. NORTH AND SOUTH This is al o borne out by the fact that

the story is appearing as a serial in the

Sun Vun's proposal to set up a Govern

News of the World! Furthermore, this ment in Canton is by no means un film has, of course, passed the censors in popular. The thinking public is being

all the countries in the world where it is

people. Their purchases, if they would fall in with the suggestion now made, would amount to no insignificant som,"

UNION INBURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD. Hon. Treasurera and Secretaries. Hongkong, 10th August, 1917.

Herr Wolfgang Heine a German appearing, including Hongkong, driven to the conclusion that North and calling attention to the presence of only sued the policy which led to this fright Socialist deputy, speaking in Berlin, said The Westminster (London) coroner, account must be taken of those who par who ran to go have to pay at the Book South Chine are politically irreconcilight jurymen, said that that was the fal war The blame lay not alone with

Entrance is no compulsory. People ing Office. Those whom it pleases go-able, and that the only solution is to first time in a thousand years that there Junkers and those like minded with them, Your obedient servant WEIS.

had been leg than twelve jútors.” An Act but with the whole German people with set up a seat of Government in the Bouth just passed reduced the site of juries to the Socialists also for they always follow. Hongkong, August 10th, 1917.

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